Mental Health

Mental Illness is a harsh reality to some. Many people feel that because there are no lab test, x-ray or physical manifestation of mental illness means that it is not real. The whole truth is that it is real.

Quote for the Week

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

In the past we have done posts that targeted some of the risk factors of suicide-prone individuals, and way to help treat the symptoms of those who may be or are contemplating suicide. Today, AskDrO is taking a step FURTHER…think of it as a pre-emptive strike to preventing depression from taking over your mental health! […]

Like… Unlike… Add… Delete… Do any of these commands sound familiar to you? The world is becoming a faster place for everything: phone calls, emails, television, banking, and now, love. LOVE? YES! Thanks to various “dating” sites, you can now get love “on the fly”. The process is simple: find a random “hot” friend in […]

We all know about “the fat kid” in school; we’ve sat next to him/her at lunch time and they’ve always asked, “are you gonna finish that?” Some of us have even LAUGHED at that “fat kid”, always teasing them because they can’t run as fast, or have trouble fitting into their desks at school. Sometimes […]

Being that I am from Southwest Atlanta, I have never been afraid of a good fight. Many of you understand that as a blogger, we SHOULD be charged to present true and factual information in our blogs. This is not always the case. I have turned down media opportunities because I will not participate in a […]

Statistics: Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in children ages 15-24 It is the leading cause of death for gay and lesbian youths (1,500/year) Children as young as five years old have completed suicide Guns, Suffocation and poisoning are the major methods From 15-19, four times as many boys kill themselves than girls […]